
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Williams, Ged 
A1  - Slater, Karen 
T1  - Absenteeism and the impact of a 38-hour week, rostered day off option
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
SP  - 89
EP  - 96
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH000089 
N2  - We undertook a comparative analysis of nurses working in two consecutive years: one in a 40-hour standard workingweek and the other in a 38-hour week with a rostered day off per month, in order to determine whether there wasany effect on absenteeism. We found that total absenteeism between the two years fell significantly from 4.58% to4.36% ( 2 =5.09, P=0.024). Sick leave decreased but not to a significant degree.We conclude that the change to the 38-hour week and 19-day month (rostered day off ) arrangements led to asignificant reduction in overall absenteeism but not in sick leave. However, the cost in implementing a 19-day monthis far in excess of any savings made through absenteeism reductions. 
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